tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096403230552165642014-10-06T21:02:56.383-07:00James Danielshttps://plus.google.com/111309932331662930906noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809640323055216564.post-8816531320651375152013-10-08T09:26:00.000-07:002013-10-08T09:26:01.386-07:00It wasn't until 2005 that the first high quality HTML4 and Java based mobile games appeared in the online gaming sector. This was because the technology used to produce mobile phones at the time just simply wasn't capable of meeting the needs of software developers. The fear of competition within the market resulted in a number of software vendors launching a mobile product in a vain attempt to grab a market share . However, consumer demand for mobile products simply wasn't there , and a number of operators and software manufacturers were left facing considerable loses. Fast forward eight years and in 2013 the issue of mobile gaming has again become a crucial topic up and down the board rooms of software companies across the globe. This time the market is in a completely different place. In this article we take a look at some of the challenges facing firms looking to enter this market as well as briefly examine some of the main players within it. <br /><br />Hindsight is a great thing, and it is distinctly apparent that when mobile gaming first started out back in 2005, mobile phone hardware simply wasn't up to displaying the required graphics to make mobile games entertaining to the end consumer. However, over the last few years the industry has moved on. With substantial improvements made in wireless 3G data networks, as well as the spread of broadband and improvement in connection speeds, mobile gaming now finds itself with levels of popularity never seen before. Publicly listed online gaming companies such as 888 Group PLC and Bwin.Party are recording dramatic year on year growth of around 85 % in the mobile gaming market. However opportunities in this market undoubtedly still exist. (For more on this visit <a href="http://pokiesonline.biz/">PokiesOnline.biz</a>) From a life cycle perspective the mobile gaming market is still maturing. Cutting-edge operators who are dynamic in their approach certainly have the time to make a considerable impact in this market. <br /><br />WMS Gaming was formed in 1991, but with a history that can be traced back to the early 1950's. The company first gained attention through it's innovative work with pinball machines (they created the tilt feature). Since then they have managed to reinvent themselves on a regular basis. They have kept up with technological change by ensuring their business continually evolves. They hold a good share of the land based casino slots market, and have a collection of hugely popular branded games such as Monopoly, Men in Black, The Wizard of Oz and Lord of the Rings. Despite only recently making the move into the online casino market, WMS Gaming are considered by many industry insiders as a 'dark horse' of the industry. With a history of producing innovative games, they may well play a substantial role in the shaping of the mobile gaming sector. <br /><br />Another land based slots manufacturer is the Australian firm Aristocrat Technologies. From their head office in North Sydney, Aristocrat govern operations across the globe. At last count they provided services to over 200 different jurisdictions and employed 2,300 staff. The organisation itself started from humble beginnings a little over 60 years ago and has gone onto become one of Australia's manufacturing success stories. Like a number of their US rivals, Aristocrat have remained focused on the traditional land based casino markets and have been slow to acknowledge the importance on the online sector. Yet this has all changed in the last year, and they have at long last take the step into the online marketplace. Industry analysts suggest that Aristocrat have some catching up to do, particularly in familiarising itself with the subtleties of the online market place. But their key strength lies in their back catalogue of slots games that are popular across the globe. These include titles such as Queen of the Nile, Indian Dreaming, Big Read, and Where's the Gold. These games are likely to be huge best sellers when made available on the mobile format, and will help Aristocrat capture a good market share within the mobile casino market. <br /><br />Located in Costa Rica, but originally established in the United States, Real Time Gaming (RTG) have been operation in the online casino market place since the turn of the century. Whilst small compared to some of the publicly traded software companies, they have attracted a significant amount of attention off the back of continuing to serve the highly profitable US online casino market despite this being effectively criminalised post UIEGA. They can certainly punch well above their weight and may well play a major part in the shaping of the mobile markets, particularly in the United States. <br /><br />The current group of online casino software operators undoubtedly have a significant advantage over their larger land based competitors. The majority of them have between 10 and 20 years experience within the online casino software industry. They understand and know their market well, and have through trial and error have established what works in the online casino arena, and what doesn't. Yet the move by old-fashioned land based firms is most likely to be well received by consumers. With a large back catalogue collection of popular and successful slots games , the mobile gaming industry looks set to be an exciting place to be. <br /><br /><br /><br />James Danielshttps://plus.google.com/111309932331662930906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809640323055216564.post-33027363324727044482013-09-18T07:24:00.001-07:002013-09-18T07:24:10.501-07:00According to SQM Research Pty, in the year 2014, houses across the major cities in Australia could be set to rise as much as 11%.&nbsp; This prediction comes from the lack of houses on the market, combined with the record-low interest rates that we are seeing at the moment.<br />All good news for those of us living in major cities.&nbsp; Sydney doesn't really need to experience high housing prices, but according to the report, house prices there might rise by up to 20%.&nbsp; If however, you have a house in Canberra, you might not be smiling.&nbsp; The report expects that house prices in Canberra might fall by as much as 4%.<br /><br />The fall in the house prices in Canberra could be as a result of the plans to build a massive solar farm at Uriarra Village. 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